Day in Pictures, Dec. 7, 2012

By Mike Moffitt

on December 7, 2012 8:48 AM

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Put 'er in reverse. Good boy! A cross-breed rescue dog is taught to drive at the Auckland (New Zealand) SPCA in a publicity stunt to show that even unwanted mutts are capable of performing complex stunts.

Put 'er in reverse. Good boy! A cross-breed rescue dog is taught to drive at the Auckland (New Zealand) SPCA in a publicity stunt to show that even unwanted mutts are capable of performing complex stunts.

Just checking my voicemail: India's 16 indigenous Naga tribes, which were meeting in Kisama for the Hornbill Festival - a week-long celebration of Naga cultural heritage - still live in clans, hunt with spears, weave shawls and baskets, and raise pigs. But they have embraced some aspects of modern life. less

Just checking my voicemail: India's 16 indigenous Naga tribes, which were meeting in Kisama for the Hornbill Festival - a week-long celebration of Naga cultural heritage - still live in clans, hunt with spears, ... more

Unprecedented visit: Palestinian children watch from a window as Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya parade down the streets of Gaza. Meshaal made his first-ever visit to the Gaza Strip amid tight security for festivities marking the ruling Islamist movement's 25th anniversary. less

Unprecedented visit: Palestinian children watch from a window as Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya parade down the streets of Gaza. Meshaal made his first-ever visit to ... more

This is definitely something I should roll around in: The stench of rotting dead whale has been vexing celebrities and other well-heeled residents of Malibu, but some locals find the scent intriguing.

This is definitely something I should roll around in: The stench of rotting dead whale has been vexing celebrities and other well-heeled residents of Malibu, but some locals find the scent intriguing.

Photo: Wally Skalij, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Sometimes when one sticks out one's tongue, one forgets to put it back. (One of the Oktyabrsky Zoo's three abandoned tiger cubs, now being nursed by a veterinarian's dog in Sochi, Russia.)

Sometimes when one sticks out one's tongue, one forgets to put it back. (One of the Oktyabrsky Zoo's three abandoned tiger cubs, now being nursed by a veterinarian's dog in Sochi, Russia.)

Photo: Mikhail Mordasov, AFP/Getty Images

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Go ahead, massage my neck. I'll soldier through it: It's a tough job being a pet therapy animal, but Feathers the black lab is up for the challenge as he helps Rice University students relieve the stress of final exams. less

Go ahead, massage my neck. I'll soldier through it: It's a tough job being a pet therapy animal, but Feathers the black lab is up for the challenge as he helps Rice University students relieve the stress of ... more

The traditional yule hog: For centuries, Czech Republic villages like Nezabudice have been decking the halls with slaughtered pigs at Christmas. Hearty home-made pork delicacies are a winter tradition in central Europe. less

The traditional yule hog: For centuries, Czech Republic villages like Nezabudice have been decking the halls with slaughtered pigs at Christmas. Hearty home-made pork delicacies are a winter tradition in ... more

Allied against Assad: A member of the Liwa Salahadin, a Kurdish military unit fighting alongside Syrian rebel fighters, uses a periscope to scout an area in the besieged district of Karmel al-Jabl in Aleppo.

Allied against Assad: A member of the Liwa Salahadin, a Kurdish military unit fighting alongside Syrian rebel fighters, uses a periscope to scout an area in the besieged district of Karmel al-Jabl in Aleppo.

Photo: Javier Manzano, AFP/Getty Images

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Leipzig leaper: A track specialist clears an obstacle in the high hurdles at the 27th EE Europe Show in Leipzig.

Leipzig leaper: A track specialist clears an obstacle in the high hurdles at the 27th EE Europe Show in Leipzig.